Curtain-fastener.



J. W. TILTON.

CURTAIN FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 26, 1912.

.1 ,082 A 55 Patented Dec. 23, 1913.

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UNITED STATES JOHN WALKER TILTON, 0F ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY.

CURTAI-EA$TENER.

Specification of Letters 'Patent.

Patented Dec. 23, 1913.

Application filed November 26, 1912. Serial No. 733,665.

To all wlz am it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN WALKER Tn.- TON, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Atlantic City, in the county of Atlanticand State ofNew Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCurtain-Fasteners; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will en ableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

The invention relates to automobilev or carriage-curtain fasteners, butit is equally adapted for use for many other purposes where a strong andserviceable fastening device may be required; and it consists generallyof a stud member, adapted to be secured to the body of an automobile orcarriage, or other device, provided with oppositely-disposedspring-acting latches adapted to confine or fasten a curtain or otherobject for operating said latches, so as to permitthe unfastening orremoval of the curtain or other object from the stud.

The invention also consists of the specific construction and arrangementof the several parts, as will be hereinafter fully described in thisspecification, and briefly stated in the claim.

The chief object of the invention is to produce a simple and durablefastener by means of which a curtain, provided with the usual eyelet orbutton-hole, may be easily and quickly fastened and unfastened.

Other objects of the invention will become apparent upon a completedisclosure thereof.

In the drawings-Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved fastener;Fig. 2 a vertical, longitudinal section thereof; Fig. 3, an endelevation; Fig. 4, a vertical, transverse section; Fig. 5, a top planview, and Figs. 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 similar views, respectively of amodified form.

Referring to the several views, particularly to Figs. 1 to 55,inclusive, the numeral 1 indicates a flanged stud provided with screws,to an object to which a curtain or an awning, provided with the usualeyelet, is to be fastened. The stud is provided with oppositely-disposedslots 3, 3, in which are pivoted latches l' formed with upwardlyinclined toes 5 held normally in an outwardly projecting position by aspring 6, an open.- ing 6' being out transversely through the stud :forits reception. Fitting over the upper portion of the stud is averticallyslidable cap 7 for operating upon the springlatches to causethe release of the curtain or other fastened articles. The cap islimited in its upward movement by a pin 8 which passes through said capand a. slot 9 in the upper portion of the stud, and a s ring 10 isarranged between the upper en or top of the stud and the slidable cap tohold the cap in normally raised position, slight] y above or out ofcontact with the toes of the spring-latches.

The flanged stud being secured to a body of an automobile or carriage,the operation of fastening the curtain is accomplished as follows: Theeyelet of a curtain is passed over the cap and over the inclined portionof the toes, forcing the toes back into their slots against the actionof the springs, until the curtain has been passed beyond the ends of thetoes. As soon as this is accomplished the toes are forced outward by theaction of the spring, and the curtain will be confined between the endsof the latches and the flange of the stud. To unfasten the curtain, thecap is pushed down, against the action of the spring 10, forcing thespring latches inward and permitting the curtain to be released.

In the form shown in Figs. 6 to 10 inclusive, the latches consist ofleaf springs 11 fastened in any well-known manner in the upper end ofthe slots 3, and the flange of the stud is provided with a screw 13integral therewith, to adapt the stud being secured to the body of theautomobile or carriage. The operation of fastening and unfastening thecurtain is the same as heretofore described.

Tt will be obvious that the flanged stud and cap may be of any suitableor preferred shape in cross-section, and it will be noted that the slot9 is of such a length as will permit the cap to be moved downsufliciently far to free the toes of the spring-latches from theirengagement with the curtain and permit it being unfastened.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim is As an articleof manufacture, a curtainfast-ener, comprising a base plate adapted tobe attached to a fixed object, said base-plate being provided with anintegral stud having oppositely-disposed longitudinal slots,

spring-pressed latches pivoted in said slots,

a. tubularca slidable upon .the stud and i In testimony whereofI aflixmy signature, I

adapted to orce said latches within their in the presence of twowitnesses.

slots 8. spring for holding said cap normally out of engagement with thelatches and JOHN WALKER TILTON' means consisting of a in passing througha Witnesses: slot in the stud, for ho ding the cap in oper- CARLETON E.Amms, ative position and limiting its movement. HELENE M. STUTZBACH.

